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Milton Elementary School Handbook 2007 - 2008
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Educating Everyone Takes Everyone!!
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WELCOME
BACK LETTER......................................................................................................................................... 3
ADVICE FOR PARENTS............................................................................................................................................... 4
MILTON ELEMENTARY
FACULTY AND STAFF 2007 - 2008.......................................................................... 5
MES Faculty and Staff
Continued.............................................................................................................. 7
Principal Supervision
Chart......................................................................................................................... 8
MILTON CHARACTER
DEVELOPMENT TRAITS................................................................................................ 8
LOCKERS........................................................................................................................................................................ 9
SCHOOL DAY HOURS................................................................................................................................................. 9
ATTENDANCE................................................................................................................................................................ 9
School Nurse’s Office/
Medication Dispensation Procedures............................................ 10
STUDENT
EVALUATION/PARENT CONFERENCES.......................................................................................... 10
BICYCLE AND
WALKER REGULATIONS.......................................................................................................... 11
SCHOOL LUNCH........................................................................................................................................................ 11
CLOTHING.................................................................................................................................................................... 11
EMERGENCY DRILL
PROCEDURE......................................................................................................................... 11
ASSEMBLIES................................................................................................................................................................ 12
EARLY DISMISSAL.................................................................................................................................................... 12
WITHDRAWING A STUDENT.................................................................................................................................. 12
TEXTBOOKS/LIBRARY BOOKS............................................................................................................................ 12
FIELD TRIPS................................................................................................................................................................. 12
STUDENT BEHAVIOR &
DISCIPLINE................................................................................................................... 12
STUDENT-STAFF-PARENT
COMPACT................................................................................................................ 13
PLAYGROUND RULES............................................................................................................................................... 13
STUDENT DISCIPLINE
LEVELS.............................................................................................................................. 13
BUS RULES................................................................................................................................................................... 14
EMERGENCIES............................................................................................................................................................. 14
TELEPHONE NUMBERS........................................................................................................................................... 15
VISITORS...................................................................................................................................................................... 15
SCHOOL TELEPHONE............................................................................................................................................... 15
STUDENT PROPERTY................................................................................................................................................ 15
PROMOTION POLICY............................................................................................................................................... 15
EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
TEAM........................................................................................................................... 15
HOMEWORK................................................................................................................................................................ 16
MILTON ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER...................................................................... 16
TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTABLE
USE POLICY/PROCEDURES.......................................................................... 17
HARASSMENT (refer to
back of handbook)........................................................................................ 17
HAZING (refer to back
of handbook)..................................................................................................... 17
BULLYING (Refer back of
handbook)....................................................................................................... 17
NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY.......................................................................................................................... 17
STUDENT RECORDS................................................................................................................................................. 17
FAMILY EDUCATION RIGHTS
& PRIVACY ACT (FERPA)............................................................................. 17
Section 504................................................................................................................................................................ 18
PROCEDURES FOR PARENT
CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS....................................................................... 18
Bullying Prevention
Plan............................................................................................................................. 19
STUDENT CONDUCT AND
DISCIPLINE............................................................................................................... 20
HAZING POLICY......................................................................................................................................................... 22
HARASSMENT OF STUDENTS
AND HANDLING COMPLAINTS.................................................................. 22
COPYRIGHT COMPLIANCE.................................................................................................................................... 26
COPYRIGHT COMPLIANCE.................................................................................................................................... 27
PROCEDURE................................................................................................................................................................. 27
DISTANCE LEARNING
PROGRAM........................................................................................................................ 33
INTERNET FILTERING
POLICY.............................................................................................................................. 34
STUDENT COMPUTER AND
INTERNET USE....................................................................................................... 34
STUDENT COMPUTER AND
INTERNET USE PROCEDURE............................................................................ 35
MILTON TOWN SCHOOL
DISTRICT WEB SITE............................................................................................... 38
MILTON TOWN SCHOOL
DISTRICT WEB SITE GUIDELINES...................................................................... 38
Milton Elementary
School Compact................................................................................................... 42
Milton Town School
District Calendar 2007 - 2008.................................................................... 43
WELCOME BACK LETTER
Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome back to Milton Elementary School and the 2007-2008 school year. We hope everyone has had a restful summer vacation, and we are looking forward to beginning a new school year. Kerry Sewell has accepted the Director of Curriculum and Instruction position, and Wes McClellan has joined the elementary principal team this school year. We look forward to our work together and with all of you.
As most of you are aware, we continue to be a school that has been identified through the No Child Left Behind Act as not meeting adequate yearly progress (AYP) goals in reading and math. Over the past two years, we have been working to develop a stable and efficient system to support all students in achieving the defined high expectations in student learning. This has included the adoption and implementation of the Houghton Mifflin core reading program, and the implementation of the Mathletics math intervention program. Last year, we also began our collaboration project with the University of Vermont Bridging Project to further our professional development in the area of literacy instruction. As we did last year, we will be contacting parents of students who are eligible for district funded supplemental services after school. We will continue with these supports as we engage in our work and strive to raise the levels of student achievement for all.
After a competitive interview and selection process last spring, we have several new teachers joining us at Milton Elementary this school year. They are:
Ashley Levine, Grade 1 Carrie Premsarger, PreK
Lauren Sibley, Grade 1 Lauren Talbot, K-2 Special Education
Amy Heinz, Grade 3 Debbie Chenin, 3-4 Special Education
Christian Mock, Grade 3 Ashley Clark, Speech and Language
Hilary Dana, Grade 5 Kate Brayton, K-2 Social Worker
Sarah Allen, Grade 6
We believe strongly that we need to work collaboratively and cooperatively to improve the school community. It is through this shared responsibility that all students of MES will continue to grow and develop. We are cognizant that as your child's first and most important teacher you have the right and responsibility to actively participate in your child's education. Please contact us should you have any questions or concerns about your child’s progress or experiences at Milton Elementary. Please also take the time to review the information in this handbook with your student. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s classroom teacher’s supervising principal for clarification. In order for us to resolve issues and plan in a collaborative manner, concerns and recommendations need to be shared with us. Our office doors are always open. We look forward to working with you in the best interest of your child's education.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Wood
Donald Lange
Wes McClellan
ADVICE
FOR PARENTS
(The following is an excerpt
directed to parents from "A NATION AT RISK", a report by the National
Commission on Excellence in Education. We believe that it is worth reprinting.)
You have the right to demand
for your children the best that our schools and colleges can provide. Your vigilance and refusal to be satisfied
with less than the best are the imperative first step. But your right to a proper education for
your children carries a double responsibility.
You must be a living example of what you expect your children to honor
and emulate.
Moreover, you bear a
responsibility to participate actively in your child's education. Encourage more diligent study and discourage
mediocrity and the attitude that says, "let it slide"; monitor your
child's curiosity, creativity, and confidence; and be an active participant in
the work of the schools. Above all,
exhibit a commitment to continued learning in your own life.
Finally, help your children understand that excellence in education cannot be achieved without intellectual and moral integrity coupled with hard work and commitment. Children will look to their parents and teachers as models of such virtue